Venous bi-valve

a bi-valve and valve technology, applied in the field of valve replacement, can solve the problem of relatively low actual number of patients involved

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-27
OSSE FRANCISCO JOSE +1
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Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of the lower extremities is a common condition that is considered a serious public health and socioeconomic problem.
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[0035] Within the field of endovascular treatment, no previous technology has effectively used a replacement valve which also acts similar to a stent in a percutaneously located assembly. Indeed, recognition of the need for such a device, system and method of employment has been lacking. Attempts at venous valve repair are not common. Indeed, minimally invasive repair or replacement procedures are quite uncommon. This is due, in part, to the poor availability of properly sized and properly designed prosthetic venous valves. U.S. Pat. No. 5,500,014 discusses different attempts to provide prosthetic venous valves, and such discussion is incorporated by reference herein. For the anatomy of venous valves, an excellent reference includes Venous Valves, by R. Gottlub and R. May, published by Springer Verlag, Austria, 1986.

[0036] The inventors have devised a device, system and method of deployment for a valve assembly utilizing various materials having excellent cost, biocompatibility, an...

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A replacement venous valve assembly having over-the-wire or other deployable configurations of struts and membranes.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to venous valve replacement and, in particular, to replacement venous valves to lower extremities and a therapeutic method of treating venous circulatory disorders. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of the lower extremities is a common condition that is considered a serious public health and socioeconomic problem. In the United States, approximately two million workdays are lost each year, and over 2 million new cases of venous. thrombosis are recorded each year. About 800,000 new cases of venous insufficiency syndrome will also be recorded annually. Ambulatory care costs of about $2,000, per patient, per month, contribute to the estimated U.S. cost of $16,000,000 per month for the treatment of venous stasis ulcers related to CVI. [0003] It is estimated that greater than 3% of the Medicare population is afflicted by a degree of CVI manifested as non-healing ulcers. Studies have indicated ...

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IPC IPC(8): A61F2/06A61F2/24
CPCA61F2/2412A61F2/2475
Inventor OSSE, FRANCISCO JOSETHORPE, PATRICIAE
Owner OSSE FRANCISCO JOSE
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